Akira Mitake (見岳 章): Himawari (向日葵) (1987)
Ambient. New Age. Japan. The tags almost write the post itself, right? Yet, we still have to talk about this intriguing turn…
July 23, 2021
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mar-pa (マーパ): finale (フィナーレ) (1988)
The Universe. It’s not often one turns on an instrument and gets presented with such a thing. Yet, the [Universe] was the…
July 2, 2021
Moshiri & Akira Sakata (モシリ+坂田明): Kamuychikap (God’s Bird) (第１集 カムイ チカ) (1991)
What is a protest song? Hopefully, as our musical tastes have evolved, one can recognize how the best protest songs are those…
June 25, 2021
Yassue (ヤッシュー): A Fine Day (J-Wave “Singin’ Clock” Presents) (1993)
Trigger warning: “Good morning. It’s 5 o’clock, from the J-WAVE Singin’ Clock…” J-WAVE 時報コレクション My apologies to all of you who’ve grown…
May 28, 2021
Shakuyaku Trio (芍薬トリオ): Shakuyaku Jidai (芍薬時代) (1988)
Let’s have a conversation about elegance. What is elegant? The textbook definition of this term seems to strike at two different ideas.…
May 7, 2021
Hidetaro Honjoh (本條秀太郎): 散華 (Sange) (1990)
Trying to find a nexus point for anything can seem like a fool’s errand at times. Usually, the lines of history get…
April 30, 2021
Interview: Nachiko (舘岡奈智子)
Spell-binding. I hate to use that term but what else can you use to describe Nachiko Tateoka’s 1980 debut, 1st – 薬屋の娘…
April 23, 2021
52. Lake – Isotonic Sound
It’s not often (if ever) that I get to reveal my own music to you, the reader. Not for nothing, as I…
March 26, 2021
Aki Fukakusa (深草アキ): Silk Strings Enchanting (絲夢) (1991)
Don’t ask me why but I have something to literally share with you. For some reason I’ve been carrying around Aki Fukakusa’s…
March 12, 2021
Morgan Fisher: Re:Fresh (1995)
Due to unforeseen circumstances — aka moving all my record collection to a new locale/home — once again I have to go…
March 9, 2021
K2 (島健): Daydreamin’ (1987)
Interior music. It seems that this is it, everyone. We’ve spoken before about Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Soundscape 1: Surround, our introduction to Misawa…
February 12, 2021
Miss A, Yasuko Agawa (阿川泰子): Dancing Lovers’ Nite (1989)
If it’s comfort week for me, it’s more music comfort for y’all. And it doesn’t get any more comfortable than Yasuko Agawa’s…
February 5, 2021